--- title: "MSME search API India: Udyam registered businesses" url: https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/msme-search-api/ reviewed: 2026-11-13 type: solution sector: company-data --- # MSME search API for India: find Udyam registered businesses by name, place or industry An MSME search API lets you find Udyam registered micro, small and medium enterprises by name, state, district, pincode or industry, for lending, procurement and sales. Reviewed: 13 Nov 2026 ## Short answer IndiaCos MSME API searches Udyam registered MSMEs by name, state, district, pincode or NIC activity, newest registration first when you filter, and returns name, address, activities and category. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. Surepass and Attestr sell MSME verification by number. ## Which API does it? **IndiaCos MSME API** (JurisGrid score 85 of 100). Price: INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit. INR 50 free credit on sign-up, no card needed. - `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/search`: Search MSMEs; q, state, district, pincode, nic, limit, offset - `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/{id}`: One MSME by id, with Google Maps details when confirmed - `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/find`: Plain-English search across companies and GST registrations - MCP: https://indiacos.com/mcp - Docs: https://indiacos.com/api/docs?ref=jurisgrid ```bash curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY" \ "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/search?pincode=800001&nic=56" ``` ## What does it return? - id, name and registration date of each MSME - Address, pincode, district and state - Main activity as a NIC code and description - Category - has_more and paging with limit (1 to 100) and offset (up to 10,000) ## Who else sells a MSME search API in India? | Provider | What they sell | Score | API | MCP | Price | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [IndiaCos](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/indiacos/index.md) | IndiaCos MSME API | 85 | Public REST API | Public MCP server | INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit | | [Attestr](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/attestr/index.md) | MSME / Udyam verification and PAN to Udyam lookup | 40 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published | | [Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/surepass/index.md) | MSME Verification API with company details from the official database | 36 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published | | [Gridlines](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/gridlines/index.md) | Udyam lookup (search by parameters) and Fetch Udyam by PAN APIs | 26 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published | ## Good for - Small-business lenders: build a list of new MSMEs in a pincode or district - Procurement: find registered MSMEs for a NIC activity in a state - Sales teams: track fresh Udyam registrations by place - Market research: count MSMEs by activity and location ## Limits - Give at least one of q, state, pincode or nic - Name matches come in no particular order; filters alone come newest registration first - No bulk download: each page of up to 100 records is one billed call - It does not accept a Udyam registration number ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there an API to search MSMEs by location and industry? Yes. IndiaCos searches Udyam registered MSMEs by state, district, pincode and NIC activity, as well as name. ### How much does an MSME search API cost? IndiaCos charges INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, and new accounts get INR 50 free credit, about 125 calls. Errors such as 404 not found are not billed. Surepass, Attestr and Gridlines do not publish a per-call price. ### How many records come back per call? Up to 100 per call, set with limit; page with offset up to 10,000. has_more tells you if there is another page. ### Can an AI agent run this check? Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can call the same lookups with an API key. 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